Magic mushrooms may ‘reset’ the brains of depressed…
Credit: Carhart Harris, R et al. Scientific Reports 2017 Patients taking psilocybin to treat depression show reduced symptoms weeks after treatment following a ‘reset’ of...
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JAMA Viewpoint: Emerging Zika pandemic requires more WHO action now
IMAGE: Daniel Lucey, M.D., M.P.H., is Senior Scholar at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. Credit: Georgetown University WASHINGTON – The World...
Gene that enables memories, sense of direction produces schizophrenia-like symptoms when…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 18, 2017) – Mutations in a gene that should enable memories and a sense of direction instead can result...
Why is some social media content interpreted as bragging?
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published monthly online with Open Access options and in print that explores the psychological and...
UT Southwestern researchers identify gene that protects against…
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Feb. 1, 2017 – UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a gene that protects the gut from...
UMass Amherst researchers find ‘switch’ that turns on immune cells’ tumor-killing ability
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Molecular biologists led by Leonid Pobezinsky and his wife and research collaborator Elena Pobezinskaya at the University of Massachusetts...
New study suggests psychedelic drugs may reduce criminal behaviour
Credit: UBC Okanagan campus Newly published research suggests that common psychedelic drugs–such as magic mushrooms, LSD and mescaline (a substance derived from the peyote cactus)–may...
Breakthrough by Exeter cell biologists
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how different compartments (or organelles) of human cells interact. Organelles are the functional units...
Enzyme shown to regulate inflammation and metabolism in fat tissue
Credit: Brown University PROVIDENCE RI — The human body has two primary kinds of fat–white fat, which stores excess calories and is associated with obesity,...
The art of appropriate patient selection for heart procedures
A decline in the number of heart patients undergoing unnecessary PCI (angioplasty) procedures reflects improvements in clinical decision-making and documentation to determine which patients benefit...
Listening to the patient’s voice: A more patient-centered…
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS — Communication between patients and clinicians that is patient-centered, taking into account patient concerns and preferences has important implications fo..
AGS sets sights on better care, more responsive policies for ‘unbefriended’…
Credit: (C) 2016, American Geriatrics Society Experts at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today unveiled new guidance on care and decision-making for a unique and...
Details of Lassa virus structure could inform development of vaccines,…
Credit: Christina Corbaci, TSRI WHAT: A 10-year Lassa virus research project has yielded structural and functional details of a key viral surface protein that could...
Air pollution and lack of physical activity pose competing threats to children in China
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. – Children and adolescents in mainland China are facing two serious and conflicting public health threats: ongoing exposure to...
Alcohol consumption in late teens can lead to liver problems in…
Credit: Journal of Hepatology Amsterdam, January 22, 2018 – Alcohol is the leading cause of liver cirrhosis and liver-related deaths. Results of a large long-term...
